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ξύλο
wood /ˈksi.lo/
nounA2#986 most common
Also: a piece of wood, a beating (colloquial)
Example sentences
Το τραπέζι είναι από ξύλο.
The table is made of wood.
Βάλε λίγο ξύλο στη φωτιά.
Put some wood on the fire.
Ο μπαμπάς μου φτιάχνει έπιπλα από ξύλο.
My dad makes furniture out of wood.
Αν συνεχίσεις έτσι, θα φας ξύλο.
If you keep this up, you'll get a beating.
Το εξοχικό είναι χτισμένο εξ ολοκλήρου από ξύλο καστανιάς.
The country house is built entirely of chestnut wood.
Όπως λέει η παροιμία, το ξύλο βγήκε από τον παράδεισο.
As the proverb goes, the rod came out of paradise.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το ξύλο | τα ξύλα |
| Genitive | του ξύλου | των ξύλων |
| Accusative | το ξύλο | τα ξύλα |
| Vocative | ξύλο | ξύλα |
Word family
ξύλινοςwooden, made of wood
ξυλείαtimber, lumber
ξυλουργόςcarpenter
ξυλιάa blow with a stick
ξυλοκοπώto beat with a stick, to thrash
Etymology
Ξύλο comes from Ancient Greek ξύλον, meaning wood or timber. The word already carried a secondary sense of a wooden stick or cudgel in antiquity, which is the root of its modern colloquial use for a beating. Its origin before Ancient Greek is not securely established, so no reliable Indo-European root can be given.
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